Same, but I also read the book like 16 years ago so it was before I knew who Ian McShane was. I always pictured Wednesday as Brian Cox.

I pictured Wednesday pretty close to McShane when I read it, personally, maybe a bit fatter.

I had kinda figured out early on who he really was and I think that kinda influenced my view of him.

Speaking of, the show doesn't seem to be even trying to play coy with it. The marketing for this show has straight up spoiled the name and identity of each major character. I guess its hard to make that a secret anyways in the modern day, but it seems kinda weird to me. Diverting from the book?

i have friends who will pull magazine models wearing headphones off of trains without even speaking the same language as them. Friends who will show up in a town after hitchhiking cross country for 3 days without showering and pull two girls working

Eh, we'll see. It wasn't bad but some of it felt a little forced, like Preacher.

Yea - felt like the first episode of Preacher with a bigger budget and a lot more self importance. Some parts were too verbose / felt try-hard. I still liked it and feel like it can be a fun show once it settles down a bit.

McShane is just such a perfect casting for Wednesday I still can't believe its real

I pictured Wednesday pretty close to McShane when I read it, personally, maybe a bit fatter.

I had kinda figured out early on who he really was and I think that kinda influenced my view of him.

Speaking of, the show doesn't seem to be even trying to play coy with it. The marketing for this show has straight up spoiled the name and identity of each major character. I guess its hard to make that a secret anyways in the modern day, but it seems kinda weird to me. Diverting from the book?

Yeah I'm genuinely curious if people who went into this show cold picked up on it. I'm also surprised we got that full opening vignette, curious to see what others are planned for the adaptation.

Yeah I'm genuinely curious if people who went into this show cold picked up on it. I'm also surprised we got that full opening vignette, curious to see what others are planned for the adaptation.

Also I read American Gods back way before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a thing. Loki is now a household name and a beloved character by many. I was a big nerd of Mythology, so I picked up on Low Key pretty fast, but I dunno how many other people did. But nowadays? Its hard to hide that...

Seems like the show just avoided saying his name, maybe I missed it. But the marketing straight up spoiled it.

Goddamn that was a great first episode. I don't think I could have imagined such a great adaptation for a book as out-there as American Gods, but leave it to Fuller. The casting is fantastic. I didn't even realize Sweeney was Pornstache in OITNB until I looked him up. My only complaint is that some of the effects seemed a little unfinished for a Starz production, but that was minor.

Really excited to see viewers new to the premise posting here. I remember my reaction the first time reading it like 10 years ago, and you guys are in for a trip.

Goddamn that was a great first episode. I don't think I could have imagined such a great adaptation for a book as out-there as American Gods, but leave it to Fuller. The casting is fantastic. I didn't even realize Sweeney was Pornstache in OITNB until I looked him up. My only complaint is that some of the effects seemed a little unfinished for a Starz production, but that was minor.

Really excited to see viewers new to the premise posting here. I remember my reaction the first time reading it like 10 years ago, and you guys are in for a trip.

He was also one of the dudes in The Wire which is what I keep imagining him as when I watch OITNB

Also I read American Gods back way before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a thing. Loki is now a household name and a beloved character by many. I was a big nerd of Mythology, so I picked up on Low Key pretty fast, but I dunno how many other people did. But nowadays? Its hard to hide that...

Seems like the show just avoided saying his name, maybe I missed it. But the marketing straight up spoiled it.

It is pretty obvious in hindsight, but neither me nor any of my friends that read the book caught it before the big reveal.

E: Also wanted to echo what several others have said about the casting so far being absolutely perfect.

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Also I read American Gods back way before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a thing. Loki is now a household name and a beloved character by many. I was a big nerd of Mythology, so I picked up on Low Key pretty fast, but I dunno how many other people did. But nowadays? Its hard to hide that...

Seems like the show just avoided saying his name, maybe I missed it. But the marketing straight up spoiled it.

It's pretty obvious in the book from the get go. They don't really try too hard to hide anyone's identity. Especially after Shadow is in the know.

I found the ending to the episode a bit jarring too but I really enjoyed the episode. Ian McShane is amazing, I expected that, but I'm really pleased with Mad Sweeney. I loved the barroom brawl.

I can only imagine how this is to people who haven't read the book. You kind of just have to have faith and go along for the ride.

Same thing was the case for Preacher, can't imagine what that show would be like for people who have never read the comics.

My biggest compliment for the first episode is that the cast seems to have real chemistry with each other. Shadow and his prison buddy, Shadow and Wednesday, Shadow and Sweeny, Shadow and Audrey,
They all played off each other really well. It bodes well for the coming episodes.

I read the book years and years ago and honestly don't remember a whole lot, but this felt good. Real good. Weirder than I thought it would be, but at the same time just as weird as it should be. Probably.

Assorted thoughts: Some of the effects looked a little cheap. Audrey's scene was great. I don't know if it's just my soundbar's settings, but I felt like the dialogue was kinda hard to pick out at times. Technical Boy was a lot of fun to see.

Note: I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, and a huge fan of Bryan Fuller's Hannibal.

It's beautiful, it's fun and it's well acted. But... something about the premiere feels disjointed. I'm told that there's a lot of Shadow Moon inner monologue in the book, and it's not in the show. Maybe it needed that to keep a continuous narrative going from scene to scene. I dunno, but it's good enough that I want to see if it finds its footing. I was a little skeptical about Hannibal at first because their version of Will Graham came across a little gimmicky, and that show ended up being amazing

I read the book years and years ago and honestly don't remember a whole lot, but this felt good. Real good. Weirder than I thought it would be, but at the same time just as weird as it should be. Probably.

Assorted thoughts: Some of the effects looked a little cheap. Audrey's scene was great. I don't know if it's just my soundbar's settings, but I felt like the dialogue was kinda hard to pick out at times. Technical Boy was a lot of fun to see.

I think there was something up with what I downloaded because poo poo was slightly clipping a lot in the episode.